Flash Movie Review: Hell and Back
They may only be a string of words but they are filled with the essence of a person. In yesterday’s review I talked about people who do not follow through on their intentions or promises; today I am referring to people who out and out tell lies. For me this is one of my deal breakers on whether I continue a relationship with a person. I don’t have an issue if someone wants to colorize their stories, but saying something that is false to change another person’s perceptions is nothing I want to be around. A few weeks ago a friend of mine called to rant about a friend of hers who I happen to know. This friend had called to touch base with her and catch up with what was going on in their life. During the conversation the friend was explaining why he did not do something he had said he was going to do for her; he told her his sister had cancer throughout her body. My friend was stunned and saddened by the news. After their conversation ended she called another friend to tell them about the sister. Well long story short, it turned out this other friend called the sister to see if they needed any help and shocked her because she did not have any cancer. Now you have to wonder why a person would lie about such a thing; there is no excuse for it as far as I can see. When I hear things like this I feel a person will wind up experiencing a specific negative thing in their life; others would say they are going to hell. AFTER breaking a promise Curt, voiced by Rob Riggle (Let’s Be Cops, 21 Jump Street), was dragged to hell. His friends who witnessed it followed Curt in to try and rescue him. This stop motion animated adventure comedy had some major actors voicing characters like Susan Sarandon (Tammy, The Lovely Bones) as Barb the Angel, Mila Kunis (Jupiter Ascending, Ted) as Deema and Bob Odenkirk (Nebraska, Breaking Bad-TV) as the Devil. Their voices were the best part of the movie; what they said was crude. This film is for adults only because the language was so blue aka risque, bawdy, R rated. I did not find the visuals creative considering the artists could have pretty much created anything they wanted for the scenes. The humor was at such a low level that I did not find anything worth a chuckle. As the script went from one sight gag to another I soon became bored with the story. To tell you the truth I was a bit surprised the studio was able to get first rate actors to partake in this picture. I had to wonder if the actors had done something “bad” in their lives where they had to participate in this film; maybe this was hell for them. Strong language throughout the film.
1 1/2 stars
Posted on October 7, 2015, in Fantasy/Sci-Fi and tagged 1 1/2 stars, adventure, animation, comedy, mila kunis, nick swardson, rob riggle, stop motion, susan sarandon. Bookmark the permalink. 4 Comments.
Sounds like I’ll give this a miss, too bad. It had potential. I hear what you’re saying about lies and liars. There’s a polite fiction designed to not hurt someone’s feelings, but that liar you mention manipulated the other person’s emotions cruelly. There is no excuse for that. And it was bound to be found out. *shaking head*
I know I was stunned when I heard the story about this lie. Trust me this movie is worth passing over. Thanks for the comments.
I shall add this to my list of films to avoid. Life is too short for mediocre movies let alone bad ones. As for lying, I will never understand why people tell such barefaced lies either. I also don’t know how some people keep up with the fictions they create. That said, I am rubbish at lying (my husband encourages me to tell more white lies as I can be a bit brutal with my honesty) so I am hardly the best judge. Still, if I can impress on my kids the difference between a little white lie and other lies then there is no reason why adults cannot tell the difference.
I am always stunned when I encounter someone who simply lies without thinking about the results or the pain they may be causing someone.